Maxillofacial Trauma: Clinical and Management Aspects

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What is the main aim of the lecture on maxillofacial trauma?

  • To examine the implications of contact sports on maxillofacial injuries
  • To detail the manifestations of maxillofacial trauma in pediatric and geriatric patients
  • To discuss the clinical, diagnostic, and management aspects of alveolar trauma (correct)
  • To explore the causes of dentoalveolar injuries

Who is most likely to experience dentoalveolar injuries?

  • Adult populations involved in contact sports
  • Geriatric patients involved in contact sports
  • Pediatric and teenage populations
  • Pediatric, teenage, and adult populations (correct)

What is dentoalveolar trauma defined as?

  • A fracture of the alveolar process without involving the teeth socket
  • A fracture of the teeth socket without involving the adjacent basal bone
  • A fracture of the basal bone without involving the alveolar process
  • A fracture of the alveolar process involving the teeth socket and adjacent basal bone (correct)

What are the most common causes of dentoalveolar injuries?

<p>Playground activities in pediatric populations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In pediatric maxillofacial trauma, why are low-impact forces less likely to cause fractures in children?

<p>Children have well-padded skin and elastic skeleton (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended management for extrusive luxation and avulsion in pediatric dentoalveolar trauma?

<p>Delicately place the tooth back in the socket and stabilize with a nonrigid splint for 2 weeks (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How are fractures of the tooth-bearing part of the jaws immobilized?

<p>By using acid-etch-retained composite splints (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classification for a fracture of an edentulous segment in pediatric dentoalveolar trauma?

<p>Class I (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is internal fixation better avoided in pediatric maxillofacial trauma?

<p>To prevent injury of the erupting teeth buds (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may develop as a result of extrusive luxation and avulsion in pediatric dentoalveolar trauma?

<p>Pulpal necrosis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long is splinting required for minor alveolar fractures in pediatric dentoalveolar trauma?

<p>~4 weeks (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of fixation is used for more extensive alveolar fractures in pediatric dentoalveolar trauma?

<p><code>Monomaxillary</code> fixation techniques (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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